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Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the current season.
The former American-International revealed that he will return home to pick up a job as a pundit for Fox Sports and also start working on his coaching badges.
Friedel played 82 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country at three FIFA World Cup tournaments.
He is the current holder of the English Premier League record for most consecutive appearances with 310, a feat he achieved while playing for Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur.
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He started his English Premier League sojourn in 1997 with Liverpool before moving to Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and Tottenham.
He played for Galatasaray early in his career in 1996 winning the Turkish Cup there.
Speaking to Sky Sports about his life after retirement, the goalkeeper said it will be hard for him to adjust to life in the United States.
"I've loved living in England. Myself and my family have fallen in love with the place. My kids were born and raised here so moving to the United States is something completely different for them," he said in an interview.
"I'm not moving back for the sole reason I am American. If the opportunities weren't there and they weren't so great I would have no problem living my life in England. It's my home away from home."
He has also signed as a Club Ambassador for Tottenham with focus in America.